Donald Bailey was 15 years old when he
left an Oklahoma orphanage bound for California during the depression. He meets Emogene, she is the daughter
of migrant farm workers. They
marry and set out to break the cycle in their family history of poverty and
lack of education. His daughter
Elizabeth remembers her dad’s unique life, his charm, optimism and wonderful
singing voice. She is one of three
girls in the family along with six boys for a total of nine children.
Wow, is all I can say about a family of
nine children! I knew a family
with eight children and they had unique experiences having this many
children. The baby was left in the
crib while everyone else was on their way to see the grandparents. A quick u-turn was required. Another time, one child was left in the car when
everyone else went into a Church service. Someone coming in from the parking lot reported this to the
parents. There was a kitchen fire when the oldest daughter was cooking. I don't know how many other adventures happened that I didn't know about? The Bailey’s seem to have
it all together and these mix-ups don’t seem to happen. The parents really are calm and can
usually handle everything.
Interesting! 3 ½* (I liked
this movie)
88 min, Drama directed by
Andrew and Elizabeth Waite with Jarin Stevens, Jennica Schwartzman, Jules
Hartley, Charlie Waite, Gabriel Myers, Madeline Penn, Travis Cluff, Lynn-Marie
Beard.
Note: Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.5 out of 10.
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